 Muay Lao |
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| Also known as | Muay Lao,Lao Kickboxing |
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| Focus | Striking |
| Hardness | full contact |
| Country of origin |  Laos |
| Creator | No single creator |
| Parenthood | Historic |
| Olympic sport | No |
Muay Lao is a kickboxing form practiced in Laos and one branch of the many Indo-Chinese kickboxing styles. Other form of kickboxing from the region are Pradal Serey from Cambodia, Muay Thai from Thailand and lethwei from Burma. This kickboxing form includes attacks from knees, elbows, fist and kicks. In episode 170, of King of the Hill, Kahn uses Laotian martial arts to fight in street fights. Lao Boxing will be an event at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Laos.
See also
- Ling Lom
- Kickboxing
- Muay Thai
- Naban
- Pradal Serey
- lethwei
- Muay Thai at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games
External links
- Vientiane Times
- Vientiane Times-Provincial kick-boxers challenge city counterparts
- Vietnam Royal Tourism
- Former national kick-boxer returns for Vientiane event
- Laos in pictures
- Lao boxing video
- Muay Lao, the forgotten art of kickboxing - from GoAbroad.net
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